Ten members of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) masquerading as election observers in the ongoing governorship and State House of Assembly elections have been apprehended in Fagge Local Government Area of Kano State on Saturday.
LEADERSHIP gathered that the arrest came as voters were set to exercise their franchise to elect a new governor and members of the State House of Assembly.
The fake election observers were sighted wearing brown jacket with inscription Election Observers.
However, curious people at the polling unit where the arrest was made become apprehensive, and when confronted, the fake observers were found to be NNPP members.
The report said the attention of the policemen on guard at the polling unit was drawn and were rounded up by the police and some good Samaritans.
As at the time of filing this report, the said fake election observers are said to have been transferred to the State Police headquarters, Bompai for interrogation.
LEADERSHIP reports that before now, the ruling party in the state, the All Progressives Congress (APC) had raised the alarm over the alleged plot by NNPP to deploy fake election observers during the Saturday’s polls that is being keenly contested between the two political parties.
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